SOCCER GOAL WITHIN REACH FOR UNDERDOGS : SEASONED SENIORS CONFIDENT EXPERIENCE WILL LEAD TO GOLDEN LEAGUE TITLE FOR LOBOS.Byline: Lee Barnathan Daily News Staff Writer Playing for a Golden League championship? Nothing new for the Palmdale High School div style="float:right; margin: 0 0 1em 2em; width: 20em; text-align: right; font-size: 0.86em; font-family: lucida grande, sans-serif; line-height: normal;"> '''Palmdale High School boys' soccer team. It expected to find itself there. But ask players which team they thought they'd face in a title showdown match and they say Quartz Hill. Quartz Hill currently is in third place. When the first-place and No. 6-ranked Falcons take to the field Friday, they will be at Littlerock. Littlerock? The 11-4-2, 4-1-1 Lobos (heading into Wednesday's matches) are enjoying their best season ever and are just one point behind 13-1-4, 4-0-2 Palmdale. Friday will be the first time Littlerock has been in a match of such importance. ``We're used to playing Quartz Hill and Burroughs,'' said Palmdale goalie Jarrod Cline cline, in biology, any gradual change in a particular characteristic of a population of organisms from one end of the geographical range of the population to the other. . ``Usually, Littlerock is just a team we beat.'' Palmdale defeated the Lobos 2-0 earlier this season. But Littlerock is primed for the return match. First-year coach Les Blad, who coached many of his players on the junior varsity junior varsity n. Abbr. JV A high-school or college team that competes in interschool sports on the level below varsity. Noun 1. two years ago, said he sees more desire than ever before. ``They've developed their skills better, and they've learned to work together better,'' Blad said. ``It seems more important to them than ever before. A lot of them are seniors. They can taste it. Our goal was to make playoffs. Now, we've got a chance for the league championship. They want it.'' The Lobos are led by forward Tim Cea (21 goals) and midfielder
In association football, a midfielder is a player whose position of play is midway between the attacking strikers and the defenders (highlighted in blue on the diagram). George Medina. Medina said the pair's success comes from playing together over the years. ``Me and him are like the leaders,'' Medina said. ``We know where each of us are. If he calls `Square,' I know where he's at. If he calls `Angle,' I know where he's at.'' Palmdale could be ripe for defeat. The Falcons lost play-making midfielder Ryan Rose Ryan Rose (born May 18, 1981) is a journalist living in Sacramento, California. Rose documented Vacaville resident Cindy Sheehan's 2005 protest of President Bush outside of his Crawford, Texas ranch, also known as the Western White House. to injury earlier this season, and leading scorer Enrique Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the has been in a scoring slump. He has been at 13 goals for a couple of weeks. ``Henry's getting frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: . Nothing is going right for him,'' said Palmdale coach Claudia Cline. ``He's having trouble getting the shot off. He describes it as the shot is there, but he can't get his foot on (the ball) right.'' |
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